java – Finds the first element by predicate

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No, the filter does not scan the entire stream. It is an intermediate operation that returns a slow flow (actually all the intermediate operations return a slow flow). To convince yourself, you can simply do the following test:

List list = Arrays.asList(1, 10, 3, 7, 5);
int a = list.stream()
            .peek(num -> System.out.println("will filter " + num))
            .filter(x -> x > 5)
            .findFirst()
            .get();
System.out.println(a);

Which outputs:

will filter 1
will filter 10
10

It is seen that only the first two elements of the flow are actually processed.

So you can follow your own approach which is perfectly fine.

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